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Swine not entered ; although we raise enough for home con- 

 sumption we cannot afford to take the squeelers out for the small 

 premium offered. Almost every variety of domestic fowl was 

 represented. 



In the ladies department there was a good display of butter and 

 cheese, bread and honey, wines, preserves and jellies. Also 

 of household manufactures, cloth, carpeting, rugs, quilts, com- 

 forters, coverlets, mittens, hose, fancy needlework, &c. Many 

 blessings on the ladies whose generous contributions make so 

 prominent a feature at our Fairs. Mother earth has dealt bounti- 

 fully with us this year as if to make amends for the past, for the 

 most of our crops are more than an average as will be seen by 

 the following : Hay 85, wheat 125 ; N. W. Vickery reports 44| 

 bushels to the acre ; John Thompson 35 ; N. A. Cates 34 ; buck- 

 wheat 150; oats 120; rye 125; corn 130; beans 140; peas 125; 

 potatoes 50. In consequence of the rust commencing early, 

 stopped their growth and caused them to rot badly. Garden 

 vegetables 100 ; apples 150 ; pears, plums, cherries and small 

 fruits, abundant. 



Amount of premiums offered $358.00 ; awarded $224.40. 



John Royal, Secretary. 



WALDO AND PENOBSCOT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Third Annual Cattle Show, Exhibition and Fair of the 

 Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural Society, was held at the 

 Monroe Trotting' Park, October 8th and 9th, 1872, and proved to 

 be a success, both in attendance and financially. The exhibition 

 was satisfactory. There were over two hundred entries made the 

 first day and twenty-eight of trotting horses on the second day. 



The first day was devoted to the show of live stock, which was 

 out in good numbers. The towns of Frankfort and Monroe made 

 a good show in town teams, each having some twelve yoke of very 

 large, handsome cattle. The show of steers and working oxen was 

 much larger than in former years. The show of bulls was good, 

 six entries being made. Of milch cows and heifers there was not 

 so good a display as in years past. 



Stallions, work and farm horses, carriage and family horses, 

 breeding mares and colts, were also shown the first day and made 

 a fine show. Mr. Butmati of Plymouth, and Mr. Huxford of 

 Brooks, presented fine Knox stallions ; also Strattard of Monroe, 



